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Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
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BirdsIn Delaware County, Ohio

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834)

Carolina Chickadee in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Poecile
Near Delaware County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 79. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Within its mapped range (29)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (42)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Carolina Chickadee by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Athens County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Delaware County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County176 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Greene County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County124 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Delaware County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 20 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Delaware County · records of all species each week, 21,087 in all

Records per week from 20 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Carolina Chickadee in Delaware County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina ChickadeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100075
Jan 11–170035
Jan 18–241137
Jan 25–310028
Feb 1–72233
Feb 8–140056
Feb 15–210038
Feb 22–280036
Mar 1–71173
Mar 8–1400118
Mar 15–2122111
Mar 22–2800120
Mar 29 – Apr 411208
Apr 5–1111304
Apr 12–1800810
Apr 19–2500622
Apr 26 – May 200561
May 3–900539
May 10–1600620
May 17–2300560
May 24–3000640
May 31 – Jun 600751
Jun 7–1300746
Jun 14–2000593
Jun 21–2700623
Jun 28 – Jul 400725
Jul 5–1100597
Jul 12–1800785
Jul 19–2500848
Jul 26 – Aug 100646
Aug 2–800665
Aug 9–1511612
Aug 16–2200684
Aug 23–2900775
Aug 30 – Sep 500782
Sep 6–12111,111
Sep 13–1911827
Sep 20–2600663
Sep 27 – Oct 300686
Oct 4–1000576
Oct 11–1700411
Oct 18–2400350
Oct 25–3111245
Nov 1–700181
Nov 8–1421112
Nov 15–2122101
Nov 22–281193
Nov 29 – Dec 50055
Dec 6–121139
Dec 13–191156
Dec 20–260039
Dec 27 – Jan 21186

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,059 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,059 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Carolina Chickadee in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Carolina ChickadeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1040106,211
Jan 11–172275,146
Jan 18–243294,645
Jan 25–3128104,698
Feb 1–72896,023
Feb 8–142285,888
Feb 15–212685,436
Feb 22–282486,846
Mar 1–72488,321
Mar 8–1428710,384
Mar 15–2126712,620
Mar 22–2823813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 431919,661
Apr 5–1132926,860
Apr 12–1836939,925
Apr 19–2537841,623
Apr 26 – May 2351056,391
May 3–933852,952
May 10–1623853,785
May 17–2327657,698
May 24–3022654,651
May 31 – Jun 622853,099
Jun 7–139453,700
Jun 14–208556,625
Jun 21–276555,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49558,477
Jul 5–112261,336
Jul 12–187564,722
Jul 19–256569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 111659,416
Aug 2–87459,712
Aug 9–1513655,994
Aug 16–228554,328
Aug 23–2913651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56357,167
Sep 6–1215859,075
Sep 13–1926854,543
Sep 20–268545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 317743,180
Oct 4–1014837,841
Oct 11–1711630,824
Oct 18–2417921,156
Oct 25–3120719,021
Nov 1–722914,172
Nov 8–1417812,621
Nov 15–211877,965
Nov 22–2824108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51686,083
Dec 6–121576,004
Dec 13–192485,423
Dec 20–262275,661
Dec 27 – Jan 24798,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillusOften confused in Ohio: 161 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis45 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed58%49%
Forest33%31%
Farmland7%11%
Wetland1%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.4%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 452 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,059 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.